(Motorsport-Total.com) – After qualifying in Abu Dhabi (Formula 1 2023 directly in the indicator), Sergio Perez is again upset about the topic of track limits. Because he crossed the track limits in the first corner, his fastest lap of Q3 was cancelled. Instead of starting sixth, the Mexican will only start ninth on Sunday.
Sergio Perez struggles with track limitations in Abu Dhabi
This is frustrating for the Red Bull driver: “Especially when time is so tight, you just have to trust the commissioners. That’s the situation now, but I really hope we can find a better solution for the drivers in the winter. But also for the people at home because “It’s confusing for everyone.”
Plus, it doesn’t look good when the heats are over and the times are then canceled and the Tams are trying to get penalties for others. Therefore, Perez calls on officials to work on finding a better solution and on the paths as well. “In a way, we’re just creating problems for ourselves,” he says.
In fact, Abu Dhabi represents a big problem in this regard. The run-off areas are asphalt, and in turns like Turn 1, it can be beneficial for drivers to go further to gain more momentum. A lane boundary violation occurred quickly.
But other circuits such as Qatar and Spielberg, where 1,200 possible violations must be investigated during the race, have also highlighted the problem this year.
The FIA is currently working on solutions and is testing a new system in Abu Dhabi where lane limit violations can be monitored using artificial intelligence and better triaged, so that consequences can be taken faster.
But this is more useful for the race and will not solve the problem raised by Perez in qualifying.
He must try to make up for his advance from ninth place on Sunday in order to end the year in the best way possible. the Qualifying duel with Max Verstappen By the way, it’s now 2:20 from his point of view. The Miami race was the last Grand Prix where Pérez started the race ahead of the Dutchman.
There was another defeat in Abu Dhabi, which would have been four tenths of a second in favor of the world champion even without track limits.
“I had a strong session in Q1 and Q2, but with only one set of tires in Q3 it wasn’t the cleanest session,” said an angry Perez. “I made a mistake in Turn 6 and I overshot Turn 1 a little bit. The lap wasn’t very clean and I lost a few tenths.”
“Unfortunately, that is the case,” he says.
Helmut Marko, Red Bull’s motorsport advisor, still believes Perez can still go further on Sunday: “The speed is there and in the race we know he is stronger.” sky “He can still get on the podium,” he ventures to predict.
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